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Key statistics on Lao PDR's from the 2018 LDC review
This document summarizes the profile of Lao PDR in terms of fulfilling the criteria for graduating from Least Developed Country (LDC) status.
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Brand Lao-for better livelihoods
This is a briefing for the 'Brand Lao-for better livelihoods' project, aimed to identify potential profitable Lao products to be exported to the international market, to build i...
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Statistical Yearbook for Asia and the Pacific 2017- Lao PDR SDG datasheet
The report examines the progress towards the SDGs implementation in Lao PDR and their targets. Despite some gaps in data and indicators, the report identifies patterns of where ...
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Human Development Indices and Indicators: 2018 Statistical Update, Lao PDR
This briefing note is organized into ten sections. The first section presents information on the country coverage and methodology of the 2018 Statistical Update. The next five s...
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The Trading of Agro-forest Products and Commodities in the Northern Mountainous Region of Laos
The purpose of this study is to clarify the trade flow of agro-forest products and commodities by analyzing commercial activities and private traders in a mountainous region. Th...
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Lao Census of Agriculture 2010/11: Analysis of Selected Theme
The second Lao Census of Agriculture (LCA) in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) was carried out in 2011 and collected crop data for the wet season of 2011 and the d...
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Land grabs and labour: Vietnamese workers on rubber plantations in southern Laos
Since the early 2000s the Lao government has dramatically increased the number of large-scale land concessions issued for agribusinesses. While studies have documented the socia...
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Atlas of agriculture in the Lao PDR: Patterns and trends between 1999 & 2011
This atlas of agriculture presents a comprehensive spatial analysis of the agricultural activities and production patterns in the Lao PDR in 2011, and the respective changes dur...
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Economic Change in Lao Agriculture: The Impact of Policy Reform
Since implementation of economic reforms in the Lao PDR, beginning about 1990, rice output has grown less rapidly than population but cash crop and livestock production has outg...
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Performance Review and Policy Options For Sustainable Irrigation Development In Lao PDR
Over the past two decades, irrigation has been a vital and integral part of agricultural and rural development programs throughout Lao PDR. Areas under irrigation have more than...
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Country Report: Lao PDR [Livestock and Fisheries]
This is a report on livestock and fisheries situation in Lao PDR from Livestock & Fisheries Products Quality Assurance Unit.
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Foreign Agricultural Investment Country Profile: Lao Peoples Democratic Republic
This is a profile of foreign agricultural investment in Lao PDR. The sheet gives general information regarding investment in general and the agricultural sector. It also explore...
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Law on Food, 2004 [Lao PDR]
This law delineates the administration and inspection of activities relating to food in order to control the quality, standard, and safety of food; ensure consumer nutrition and...
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Decree on Pesticide Management [Lao PDR]
This Decree, consisting of 73 articles divided into eleven Sections, defines the principles, regulations and measures regarding the use of pesticides, management and monitoring ...
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Law on Agriculture, 1998 [Lao PDR]
The Law on Agriculture has the function of determining principles, rules, and measures regarding the organisation and activities of agricultural production which is the basis of...
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Law on Livestock Production and Veterinary Matters, 2016 [Lao PDR]
This law defines the principles, rules and regulations related to the organization, management and inspection of livestock production and veterinary activities in order to boost...
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Decision on industrial and commercial activities that required additional permission in the Lao PDR
This ministerial decision defines the new list entrepreneurial sectors requiring extra permits for business activities under the laws and regulations.
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Decree on Wild Animals, Fisheries, Hunting and Fishing, 1989 [Lao PDR]
The Decree consists of nine articles and makes provision for the protection and development of the wildlife population, including endangered and restricted species. It aims at p...
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Decision on Farming Management in Lao PDR, 2013 [lao]
This Decision No. 0209/MAF establishes the requirements to be satisfied to perform Farming Management in Lao PDR.
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The potential for organic agriculture in Laos
Laos has a range of conditions which favor organic production for in-country consumption and export including: 1) the low external input systems presently used allows for easy...